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The Jenks Family

1,341 Jenks records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,341Records in our database
1760Earliest birth
2Documented families
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At a glance

1,341 Jenks records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 4 Jenks recordsSouth Dakota: 57 Jenks recordsNebraska: 26 Jenks recordsKansas: 39 Jenks recordsMinnesota: 58 Jenks recordsIowa: 55 Jenks recordsMissouri: 56 Jenks recordsWisconsin: 189 Jenks recordsIllinois: 87 Jenks recordsMichigan: 300 Jenks recordsIndiana: 77 Jenks recordsOhio: 200 Jenks records45726395855561898730077200
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When they were born

Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 2Born in the 1860s: 160Born in the 1870s: 18Born in the 1880s: 7280Born in the 1890s: 149Born in the 1900s: 2141900Born in the 1910s: 382Born in the 1920s: 20220Born in the 1930s: 109Born in the 1940s: 6840Born in the 1950s: 31Born in the 1960s: 960Born in the 1970s: 5Born in the 1980s: 380Born in the 1990s: 0Born in the 2000s: 12000
  • Most records: Michigan (300 of 1,341)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Jacob Jenks, born 1760, Ashtabula, Ohio
Documented families

Jenks families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (2)

The earliest Jenkss in the county histories

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People in the record

Jenks people in our records

120 of the 1,341 Jenks people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Jenks record →

Gary D Jenks
1942 to 2022
Springfield, Missouri
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Roy Jerome Jenks
1935 to 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Arlen Stanley Jenks
1945 to 2021
Sheridan, Michigan
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Perry William Jenks
1942 to 2021
Missouri
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Bettie R Jenks
1931 to 2020
Augusta, Michigan
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Richard S Jenks
1930 to 2019
Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Ronald Emery Jenks
1949 to 2019
Mitchell, South Dakota
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Halsey Denton Jenks
1937 to 2018
Concord, Michigan
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Myra F Jenks
1923 to 2017
Shawnee, Kansas
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William Edward Jenks
1943 to 2017
Seville, Ohio
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Arthur Ward Jenks
1946 to 2016
Petoskey, Michigan
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Thomas J Jenks
1934 to 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Lester H Jenks
1920 to 2014
Wilmington, Ohio
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Marian E Jenks
1935 to 2014
Elwood, Illinois
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Thomas George Jenks
1950 to 2014
Douglas, Nebraska
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Carol Mae Jenks
1929 to 2013
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Claudia E Jenks
1948 to 2013
Michigan
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Donald Edward Jenks
1926 to 2013
Galloway, Ohio
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Earl R Jenks
1921 to 2013
Illinois
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Elzy Edward Jenks
1939 to 2013
Augusta, Michigan
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May F Jenks
1915 to 2013
Illinois
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Alan J Jenks
1949 to 2012
Iowa
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Charlotte E Jenks
1926 to 2012
Wisconsin
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Claude K Jenks
1918 to 2012
Michigan
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Cyrus R Jenks
1918 to 2012
Michigan
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Donald W Jenks
1930 to 2012
Michigan
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Dorothy Hazel Jenks
1923 to 2012
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Dorothy L Jenks
1912 to 2012
Michigan
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Elaine Elizabeth Jenks
1929 to 2012
Dane, Wisconsin
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Gloria J Jenks
1934 to 2012
Michigan
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Harland E Jenks
1915 to 2012
Illinois
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Helen M Jenks
1958 to 2012
Iowa
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Joan Y Jenks
1932 to 2012
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Lloyd L Jenks
1931 to 2012
Houston, Wisconsin
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Sharon A Jenks
1942 to 2012
Michigan
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Vicki Lyn Jenks
1947 to 2012
Marion, Indiana
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Arthur Paul Jenks
1941 to 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Darrel Wayne Jenks
1924 to 2011
Sturgis, South Dakota
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Berdell K Jenks
1930 to 2010
Cleora, Delaware County, Oklahoma
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Charles Dougan Jenks
1943 to 2010
Kent, Portage County, Ohio
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Florence B Jenks
1924 to 2010
Ohio
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George Milan Jenks
1933 to 2010
Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon
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Harold Jenks
1909 to 2010
Columbia Falls, Flathead County, Montana
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Joseph W Jenks
1926 to 2010
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana
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Laverne O Jenks
1921 to 2010
Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California
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Murray O Jenks
1918 to 2010
Stow, Summit County, Ohio
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Richard S Jenks
1950 to 2010
Niantic, New London County, Connecticut
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Calvin L Jenks
1918 to 2009
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
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Edwin L Jenks
1931 to 2009
Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado
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George Von Jenks
1934 to 2009
Orangevale, Sacramento County, California
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Ida M Jenks
1917 to 2009
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
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James Richard Jenks
1924 to 2009
Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio
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Edith Jenks
1928 to 2007
Seville, Ohio
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Iona G Jenks
1919 to 2007
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
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Priscilla F Jenks
1946 to 2007
Ohio
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Rose Jenks
1893 to 1988
North Dakota
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Adah Jenks
1881 to 1982
Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
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Nellie B Jenks
1881 to 1981
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
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May Jenks
1878 to 1980
Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
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Robert W Jenks
1902 to 1980
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri
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Vern Jenks
1889 to 1980
Walcott, Richland County, North Dakota
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Flora Jenks
1890 to 1978
Nebraska
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Margaret Jenks
1886 to 1978
Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio
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Margaret Jenks
1886 to 1978
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
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Lloyd Jenks
1887 to 1977
Yelm, Thurston County, Washington
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Ida Jenks
1890 to 1976
Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California
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Katherine Jenks
1888 to 1974
Gaston, Delaware County, Indiana
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Alta Jenks
1881 to 1973
Xenia, Greene County, Ohio
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Florence Jenks
1882 to 1973
Napoleon, Jackson County, Michigan
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Guy Jenks
1887 to 1973
Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana
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Halsey Jenks
1881 to 1973
Napoleon, Jackson County, Michigan
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Jesse Jenks
1890 to 1973
Florida
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Louis Jenks
1876 to 1973
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Arthur Jenks
1876 to 1972
Florida
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Katherine Jenks
1883 to 1972
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
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Mayme Jenks
1883 to 1972
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Edna Jenks
1886 to 1971
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
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Frank C Jenks
1903 to 1971
Braymer, Caldwell County, Missouri
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Susan Jenks
1880 to 1971
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
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Clara Jenks
1878 to 1970
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan
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James Jenks
1890 to 1970
Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin
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Pearl Jenks
1883 to 1970
Florida
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Agnes C Jenks
1882 to 1969
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
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Maud Jenks
1879 to 1969
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan
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Nora M Jenks
1876 to 1969
Ohio
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Alvin Jenks
1877 to 1968
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Anna Jenks
1868 to 1968
Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
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Marion Jenks
1872 to 1968
Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
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Wilber Jenks
1878 to 1968
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois
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Anna Jenks
1887 to 1967
Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
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Clarence Jenks
1876 to 1967
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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Jessie Jenks
1886 to 1967
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Pearl Jenks
1885 to 1967
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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Earl Jenks
1879 to 1966
Palo, Ionia County, Michigan
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George Jenks
1875 to 1966
Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Grace D Jenks
1884 to 1966
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Homer Jenks
1889 to 1966
Glendora, Los Angeles County, California
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Lucile Jenks
1881 to 1966
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Orra M Jenks
1885 to 1966
Dana, Vermillion County, Indiana
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William Jenks
1878 to 1966
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois
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Earl Jenks
1881 to 1965
Michigan
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Edwin Jenks
1886 to 1965
Riverside, Riverside County, California
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Harry Jenks
1883 to 1965
Missouri
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Robert Jenks
1884 to 1965
Ohio
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William Jenks
1875 to 1965
Michigan
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Arthur Jenks
1884 to 1964
Ohio
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Chester Jenks
1887 to 1964
Nebraska
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Louis Jenks
1886 to 1964
Wisconsin
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Charles Jenks
1871 to 1963
Kansas
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Emily Jenks
1879 to 1963
Wisconsin
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Harry Jenks
1887 to 1962
Wisconsin
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Ralph Jenks
1879 to 1960
Fort Scott, Kansas
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Avery Jenks
1876 to 1944
Michigan
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William L. Jenks
1856 to 1936
Michigan
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Jenks Jenks
1844 to 1923
Whiteside County, Illinois
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Elmina Jenks
born 1882
Lake, South Dakota
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Grace Jenks
born 1882
Lake, South Dakota
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Bruce Jenks
born 1881
Hanson, South Dakota
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Jud Jenks
born 1855
Buffalo Grove, Buchanan County, Iowa
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Jacob Jenks
1760 to 1842
Ashtabula, Ohio
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Common questions

Jenks genealogy: FAQ

Where were Jenks ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,341 Jenks records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Michigan (300), then Ohio (200) and Wisconsin (189).

How far back does the Jenks family tree go?

The earliest Jenks birth in our database is 1760: Jacob Jenks, Ashtabula, Ohio. We have pieced together 93 Jenks family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Jenks family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

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